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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Wrestling season has come to an end, and while I really will miss those long weekends in the gym I am so happy that I am finally able to find some time to play! I needed to knock the cobwebs off and decided to create something just for fun! I found the perfect challenge on Susan Weckesser's blog, {my sweet earth}, and I was inspired to create this canvas:

The Details: I used a piece of her Beautiful Daydreams paper (which you can order from Want2Scrap) as the base for the canvas. I integrated the repeating diamond pattern into my background by using some aqua-colored modeling paste and a harlequin stencil. It was a little bolder than I intended, so I softened it with a layer of mod podged tissue paper before I added a quote by Colette: "The earth belongs to anyone who stops for a moment, gazes, and goes on his way". I went a little crazy adding the stamped flowers in the foreground but there is nothing that says "Spring" more than flowers in bloom! I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks to water color the flowers before I added tiny black rhinestones. I cut them from a partially used *bling* embellishment from Want2Scrap. The final touch was to add a little "weight" to the bottom right corner of the canvas. Susan has a line of stamps produced over at Unity Stamp Company. I used her In Circle Me stamp and Stazon Ink in Azure and Cactus to create some visual interest and to bring balance to my little work of art!!!

I hope you will take a minute and check out Susan's blog and particpate in her challenge. Did I mention she is offering a lovely prize package to one of the participants? It could be you!
You could also enter the Time2Create Challenge over at Want2Scrap - tomorrow is the last day to enter so find some Time to Play!

Be sure to come back Friday for the Moxxie blog hop. We will be featuring the newly released Homespun Easter Collection. I can't wait to show you my layout!

Friday, February 1, 2013

February's Muse-A-Palooza Blog Hop! This month you could win the entire Western Round Up collection. This collection has an amazing color line in denim blues, rich golds, country browns and kerchief reds, which will be perfect for all your cowboys and cowgirls! So grab your boots, chaps and

cowboy hats and follow us on this wild west adventure!!

I knew as soon as I saw this line that I was finally going to scrap a favorite picture of my oldest son...especially when I saw thischipboard album from Want2Scrap:

I entered this in the Time2Create Challenge over at Want2Scrap which runs through the end of this month. Anyway, the album and the paper - a match made in heaven, right? Now let's check out all the Moxxie goodness on the inside!

I **love** this brown paper with the all over cowboy boots and the "Buckaroo" sticker. It looks like it has been stitched on denim! I mounted all of the stickers on chipboard then sanded and inked the edges.

You can see on the page below that I pleated a strip of the plaid paper. It's a really easy way to add dimension. The
cool circular embellishment was cut from Moxxie paper with a
Spellbinders die...and that cute little star in the center is right off
of the sticker sheet!

The reverse side of the red paper looks like weathered boards. I like keeping things simple in a mini-album with the focus on the pictures and tags for journaling. The oval die-cut adds just enough embellishment when paired with a few letter stickers and a laser cut chipboard word (from Want2Scrap)painted red and coated with Glossy Accents.

This next page is one of my favorites...a little fussy cutting with a craft knife goes a long way!

Here's a pocket page filled with tags cut from several of the coordinating papers in this line.

These last few pages really show off some of the cool die cuts and stickers:

And here is one last peek at the detail on the front cover. I used my Crop-O-Dile to punch holes in the front cover so I could dangle the little heart charm on the chain.

(I am entering this sweet little mini album in Want2Scrap's Time to Create Challenge!)

To have a chance at winning the entire MoxxieWestern Round Up Collection, you need to round-up your

coffee and hop through all eleven participating blogs, checking out all